Crime & Safety

CPD Marine Unit Rescues Dog Stranded In Drainpipe Along Chicago River

Faroe had run off while outside Saturday morning and had gone missing, police said.

(Chicago Police/CBS)

September 29, 2025

Chicago police safely reunited a dog with her owner this weekend after finding herself stranded in a drainpipe in the South Branch of the Chicago River.

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On Saturday afternoon, someone on a boat noticed the pit bull terrier, named Farrow, standing in a drainpipe near the Harrison Street Bridge, just south of the mouth of the Eisenhower Expressway.

The person on the boat called police, and the Chicago police Marine Unit responded.

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